Sea eagle
- For the missile, see Sea Eagle (missile)
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| Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) | |
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| Genus: | Haliaeetus Savigny, 1809
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Haliaeetus albicilla | |
The sea-eagles are a group of birds of prey in the genus Haliaeetus of the eagle family (Accipitridae) . There are eight living species:
- White-tailed Eagle (H. albicilla)
- Bald Eagle (H. leucocephalus)
- Steller's Sea-eagle (H. pelagicus)
- African Fish-eagle (H. vocifer)
- White-bellied Sea-eagle (H. leucogaster)
- Sanford's Fish-eagle (H. sanfordi)
- Madagascar Fish-eagle (H. vociferoides)
- Pallas' Sea-eagle (H. leucoryphus)
Haliaeetus is apparently one of the oldest genera of living birds; fossil bones of an undescribed species of prehistoric sea-eagle were recovered from Early Oligocene (c.30 mya) deposits of Fayyum, Egypt.
Sea-eagles vary in size, from the Sanford's Fish-eagle averaging 2.2–4.5 lb (1–2 kg) to the huge Steller's Sea-eagle weighing up to 26 lb (12 kg).
Bald Eagles can weigh up to 15.4 lb (7 kg) making them the second largest species of eagle native to North America. The White-bellied Sea-eagle can weigh up to 14 lb (6 kg).
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